Apparatus for permanently waving or curling hair



Feb. 8 1927.

J. E. M GREGOR APP'ARK'IIJS FOR PERMANENTLY WAVING OR CURLING HAIR Filed March 11, 1926 2 Shets-Sheet 1 al/QVENTOR.

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2 sheets-Sheet 2 J. E. M GREGO R APPARATUS FOR PERMANENT WAVING on CURLING Hun Filed March 11, 1926 Feb. 8 1927.

WITNESSES A TTORNE Y fade Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

JAMES E. MAeGR'EGOR, F Muses oi'TY, MISSQURI.

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AFPARATU FORZBERMANENTLY' wAV ivG; QR CURI'JNG HAIR.

Application f led Maiden, ie'e serial No; 93,895; i

invention relatesto'imprevements in apparatus to r permanently waving or curlinghainh' Y i or ent the objects of my invention is to provide'a novel apparatus for permanently waving o'r'cuiling. hair, which is e fi'ectlve and quick in operation, aild with whieh the hair, is not; liable to be overheated and burned OiQO-therjvVilsixijiird, I

"A 'fiuftliefi object of my'jinvention is tO pttivide it never apparatus: o i jth kind descfibed, which" is s im iey ertabie,durable,

7 not litble to 'ge't-Qiit Ofblder;whiehwill V, quickly wave; the hail? cegl' the same, which can quickly be adjusted'the treatment of the hair ()f persons "of (ElifieFeIit statures',j a d' withwhich a);e0mp;lete pefman ent' wevemay bejmede in a; very shert time with;

out liabilityefbufiiihg the h ir dr persq i of thesubjeetepemtediupon,

My invmion piovides'stilifiiither a novel 's teeni' 'biiiler adapted for the parti'culttifii'se in View.

My inventio litting, ifirin'. i v

The, novel; iez itures my invention are hereinafter fiili'y described and cl imed; Iii} the aeeoiiipe' iyinggdrawings, which illustrate the" p eferred embedimeiit of my invention adapted for: carryingi toffefiect my ifiipioved method, h

1 is a; iront eleva'tien (if iy imibjved apparatus, partly broken away.

side 0f, the condensing] receptacle; 'Siifillal reference characters; designate similar pertain the difier 'ntviews. v l,d esigne tes the shell Of'the steam boiler, which, as showmflis spherical, and is pr ,vided with a horizontal partition 2, wh ich I iormsin the'she'll 1" a lower heating Chamber 3] and an; Tipper; steanm and wetter, containing chamber fli 3 f 1 I lriitheehamber 3 is pf ovided silitable heatihgmeans, which ney c m p-i'ise en ordinary electrical heating element 5, the tern iinal s 6 ofwhich ere'jeonnectedto an ort-din'avry plug 7 pted fer insertion in, ad ordinaryi elec tri e socket, in t-jshqwn previd sj else; at novel hair Fig. 2'is an enlarged entrail. vei-ticztl sec},

ho's 'in' which for stiffening purposes may fan comprising a hub 26 festenedro'n the The steam chamber 4 "is provided with a valved inlet adapted to communicate With thee-t nes'pherefw receiving water and for. the discharge thereth 'oiighjofiiair. Such inletmay comprise a tube 8 dispose'clabove the level of the Witter? iii the boiler and having a; lateral0pe' ii1g-1O adapted to he olosedhy a cap l1 revolubly fitted on and "closing the endoitheitubes.

The Seen 16f the' oiiei'iiie'y be rovided above'the water level with esinany steam outlets as desired, comprising externally th'rea-decl'tuhes 12 adapted to' have respec- V e use, screw Caps13,' and also adapted to have fitted respectively on them flexible conductors, which are respectively fitted on tubeskl i', similar t the tubes 12,, which. are; provided on tlie'spherieai shell"'15 f of a condensin c pta le Y v v One idpf'the shelllfi isppiovidedjwith a valved ttifr' ii let epmprising; en opening 1'6v adeptedtdbe elosed a" valve ,17 rqtatabiy i ented oi wthe shell, 15: h j The; fiexib e coiiduetois ebolve refeired, to each 0K0 sists of twe'je id se'cti'oifs 1.8; 191'wliieh' ereiies15eetiv 1 fitted; in One end end over theother end bf e Beet conductive t'ube {20,

having s iitab'1e peripheral projections, such as anmilar flanges-21; with which the hair-- maylbeiielig d'miw e l Y -1The'- seetieiijsflfi and 19111331 be, o 'dinary tions, 18 and 19' in the forms, in which they ere djisposedl Extendingithrolightheshell 1151s a horizontal ietztjrj armatufe, shaft'f23 f anelectric mote? '24, wliieh is supported on a bracket 25 fast'enefd-tofthe eXteiiQiflOf-the sl1ell- 15. Mounted Oiif the. shaft 23 is a icentiifil'ggtl shaft'an'd .Ihe lower side; Of the vshell'l5 is provided H with. a draiil tiible 28, having m0unted iiiv it a buttex flya valve29," The weterlfrom steam conden sationin the shell 15' ma y be withdrawn from the shell throughithe' tube 28.

tovwhieh are fastened fadialblades showh inijFig 1 thebeiler'shell 'l and the shell 15 of the condensing receptacle may be vertically adjustably supported on two portablestands respectively. Each of I said stands may comprise a vertical tube mounted at. its lower end upon a base f V V a tubular heat conductive form around member or foot 31, the tube 30 having vertically slidablein it a rod 32, which is adapted to be engaged with and held in an adjusted position by a set screw 33 in the tube 30. The two rods 82 have their upper ends respectively secured to the lower sides of the In the. operationof the invention, water 9Vis placed in the chamber 4: through the opening 10. The plug 7 is connected with a convenient socket. of a lighting system and the current is turnedon by means of a switch 34 carried by the plug 7.

The subject to be operated upon is then seated between the stands, and the rods 32 V L adjusted to suit the stature of the sub ect,

when seated. The hair is then wound on the tubular form sections 20 and is engaged with the projections 21, and held in such Wound conj dition by any suitable means, asby cloths or paper. p i g The steam formed in the chamber 4 passes throughlthe. tubes 20 and heats the air so that in'a few" minutes it becomes set or formed permanently. As the hair can not I be heated to a, temperature above the tem perature of the steam, there is no liability of its being burned or. injured the heat, and, the walls of the steam conductors being imperforate, the steam does not contact with the hair, and the latter is notafi'ected by the moisture of the steam employed to heat the hair.

'The steam passes into the" shell 15 where .it is condensed, the valve 17 being closed.

The water may be drawn on? through the drain tube 28. The valve or cap llis closed when steam is being made in the chamber 4.

After the hair has been heated sufficiently, the current is shut off from the heating element 5, the cap valve 11, is opened, asis the valve 17 and the motor 24 is operated to revolve the fan blades 27, wherebycold air is drawn into the shell '15 and is forced through the flexible conductors 18,19 and 20 into the steam chamber 4, and thence through the opening 10 to the atmosphere. The cold air passing through the tubes '20 quickly cools them, thereby also. quickly cooling the hair which is thereupon' After the hair has been cooled, it is removed from:

7 the tubes 20, which can be done by slipping the. tubes 20 out of the tubes 19. By having a suflicient number'of the flexible conductors, the entire waving operation on the subject may be completed at one time and in a very short period.

' I do not limit my invention to the structure ands'pecific steps shown and described,

supported. I e

'8. In an apparatus of the kind described,

as many modifications, within thescopeof the appended claims, may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention. NVhat I claim is: 1. In an apparatus of the kind described,

perforate andarrang ed to hold the steam therein out of contact 'withthe hair.

7 is. In an apparatus of the kind described, i

a steam boiler, a steam condensing receptacle having an air inlet and a valve for closing boiler and said receptacle having a heat conductive section around wh ch ha1r is adapted to be wound, and a' fan in said re ceptacle adapted, when revolved, to force 9.

airthro ugh said conductor. V r

' 4:. In an apparatus of the 'kinddescribed, the atmosphere, aI-steam condensingreceptacle, and steam conductors connectin 'fsaid boiler and Sand receptacle, eachcon uctor.

having a heat conductive section around which. hair is adapted to be wound "and heated.

e 5. In an apparatus-of the kind described,

a steam boilerhavinga steam and water said inlet, a steam conductor connecting said containing chamber provided with avalved 7 opening communicating, when open, with the, atmosphere, a steam condensing receptacle having a valved a r inlet, steam ,con-

ducting'mean's' connectingsaid steam chamher with said receptacle provided with heat conductive means around which hair is ductive means around which hair is adapted 1 to be wound and heated thereby, and two stands respectively supporting said boiler and said receptacle.

adapted to be wound and heated, and means 7 for forcing air from said receptacle. through e 7. In an apparatus of the kinddescribed, i

a steam boiler, a steam condensing recepta= cle, steamconducting means connecting said? ductive means around which hair is adapted to be wound andheated thereby, and two tacle are respectively vertically adjustably a steam boiler, a steam condensing receptacle, flexible steam conductors connecting said boiler and said receptacle having heat conboiler and said receptacle, each conductor having a heat conductive section around which hair is adapted to be wound and heated thereby, and two stands respectively supporting said boiler and said receptacle.

9. In an apparatus of the kind described,

with the atmosphere, flexible steam conductors connecting said steam boiler and said receptacle, each conductor having a heat conductive section around which hair is adapted to be wound and heated thereby, a rotary fan in said receptacle adapted, when rotated to force air from said receptacle through said conductors into said boiler, a motor connected with and adapted to rotate said fan, and an electrical heating element in said boiler adapted to heat the Water in said boiler and provided with means for operative attachment with an electrical current supply source.

.In testimony. whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JAMES E. MACGREG R. 7 

